Rocky the Denver Nuggets mountain lion mascot is clawing back — this time in court — accusing his own team of benching him over a disability.

Drake Solomon and his attorneys, Denver civil rights law firm Rathod Mohamedbhai, filed a lawsuit against Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) and two team supervisors Wednesday regarding his termination from the highly touted "Rocky" mascot position in 2024 after a hip-replacement surgery, claiming that the team fired him due to a disability.

If found true, the team's termination would have violated Solomon’s rights under both the Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act (CADA) and Colorado’s Protecting Opportunities and Workers’ Rights (POWR) Act's various prohibitions against disability discrimination and retaliation, according to the lawsuit.

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